Active voice in English: indefinite, long, perfect and quite-long time

Active voice in English (in Russian - valid) is one of two grammatical categories that is used if the subject is the performer of the action on the predicate. This concept is directly related to the formation of times with the help of special forms of verbs. As for the passive voice, then in this case the action is accomplished by the predicate over the subject.

Uncertain time

The Simple Tenses include:

• Present Simple (denotes a process that occurs in the present and is not tied to the moment of speech). To formulate an affirmative sentence, one must use the construction: a pronoun or a noun + a verb (for he, she, it is added -s | -es) + other words.

I know you prefer to do nothing. "I know that you prefer not to do anything."
It smells like pizza. - It smells like pizza.
They need our help! "They need our help!"

• With Past Simple, we express an action that occurred at a certain point in the past, and this time period has already ended. The construction of sentences is the same as in the present, only add the ending -ed to the verb or use its incorrect (second) form.

I liked that idea. - I liked that idea.
The report was the worst. - The report was the worst.
She tried to learn English. She tried to learn English.

• The active pledge of time Future Simple is used to express the fact, intention or decision concerning the future. Sentences are constructed using the following construction: noun or pronoun + will + verb + other words.

She will join us later. "She'll join us later."
You'll see me there. "You'll see me there."
Your brother and his wife will sell this beautiful and comfortable flat. "Your brother and his wife will sell this beautiful and cozy apartment."

A long time

Continuous Tense is used in the present to say about the action at the time of the conversation. A long period of time is used if you need to specify a process that occurred at a certain period in the past. With the help of Future Continuous, we can say about an event that will last at a certain future moment.

His fellow is waiting for me now. "His friend is waiting for me now."
I'm having a meeting. - I have a meeting.
We are staying at the hotel. - We are at the hotel.
Her children were talking about the new toys. "Her children talked about new toys.
I was eating the last of the cake. "I ate the last piece of the pie."
Their grandchildren were playing in the yard. - Their grandchildren played in the yard.
You will be dining on the terrace. "You'll have dinner on the terrace."
He will be always expecting me. "He will always wait for me."

Active voice in the English language of the times of the Continuous group is formed according to the scheme: noun or pronoun + to be in the desired form (for future tense - will be) + verb with -ing + other words.

Perfect Time

Present Perfect is used in a conversation about an action that has already ended, but its result is important in the present. Past Perfect means a pre-past action committed by someone at a certain point in the past.

The times of active pledge of the Perfect group are formed with the help of the construction: the subject (will for the future) + have / has (for the past - had) + the verb in the third form or with the ending -ed + other words.

We have solved those problems. - We solved those problems.
She has returned me the handbag. "She returned my purse."
I've noticed them! "I noticed them!"
It had worried her. "It bothered her."
A courier had delivered the important parcel. - The courier delivered an important parcel.
I brought her a letter I had written. "I brought her a letter she wrote."

Absolutely-long time

Present Perfect Continuous is used in case the process started in the past and is still ongoing. The active voice in the English language of an eloquent, long time indicates an event that began, continued and ended at a certain point in the past.

In order to form an affirmative exercise with Present Perfect Continuous, we use the following scheme: noun or pronoun + have / has + been + verb with ending -ing + other words.

I have been hiding. - I'm hiding.
They've been laughing. - They are laughing.
She's been reading. - She is reading.
My classmates have been waiting for our teacher. - My classmates are waiting for our teacher.
The man has been yelling at someone. - A man is shouting at someone.
They have been waiting for a while. "They're waiting for a while."

The active voice in the English language of a perfectly long time is compiled according to the following construction: subject + had + been + verb with ending -ing + other words.

He had been telling a story. - He told a story.
We were preparing this speech all day. "We prepared this speech all day.
My cat had been walking some time. - My cat was walking for a while.
Your neighbors had been sitting on the bench all morning. "Your neighbors sat on the bench all morning.
My husband had been trying to protect me. "My husband tried to protect me."
We had been traveling around Europe for two previous months. "We've been traveling in Europe for the past two months.